Machine for making book-covers.



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MACHINE POR MAKING BooK COVERS.

PATBNTED FEB. 25, 190s.

APPLICATION 'ILBD JULY 12. 1907.

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l TTDHMEYS No. 880,033. PATENTED FEB. 25, 1908.

A. MUGLER.

MACHINE FOR MAKING BO0K COVERS.

APPLIOATION FILED J 1 1907.

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w/'rllfssss LW Azer/Vuile#- M .l TTOHNE Y S No. 880,033. I PATENTED FEB. 25, 1908.

A. MUGLER. MACHINE POR MAKING BooK COVERS.

lAPPLICATION FILED JULY 12. 1907.

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WITNESSES INVEN TOR ATTDHNEYS saving of time, labor and expense.

vfication, I have s separate ldesignate UNITED sTATEsl PATENT oEEroE.l

ALBERT .MUGLER or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

MAHINE FOR MAmNG'Bo'oK-COVERS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT MUGLER, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Brooklyn, in the 'county of Kings and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for VMaking Book-Covers, of which the following is' a s ecification, suc as will enable those ski] ed in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. This invention relates to machines for making book covers and articularly to certain forms of machines o this class now in use; and the object thereof is to provide im.-

-provements on machines of this class which will render the operation of the same, in certain classes of work such as quarter bound and -half bound covers .of leather or cloth, more exact, more economical, and which will also facilitatethe operation or manipulation of 'the machine and result in a great In the drawin forming part of this speciown my improvements applied to the ubook binding machine shown and described in U. S. Letters Patent No. 580,111 dated April 6, 1097, andin said f i drawing, I have only shown such parts of the original machine' as are necessary to show of my improvements. A

My invention is fully disclosed in the following -speciicatiom of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the arts of my improvements are (i) by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in -which Y Figure 1 is a artial plan view of all the front portion ofJ book covers shown and described in' U. S.

. Letters Patent hereinbefore referred to, only such parts of the original machine being shown as are necessary to show my improve` -ments andthe application and operation or use thereof; Fig. 1a is a section on the line 1*-1'kof Fig. l, Fig. 2 a `diagrammatic view similar to Fig. 1 but showing only the main outlines `of the original machine together with a few of itsparts and showing` myimprovements and the method of VLusing the same; Fig. 3 a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing my improvements" and the method of operation more in detail; Fig. v4 a 'perspective view of a gage plate or table which I employ and which constitutes one of the] Specification of Letters Patent. Application ned .July 412. 19'07. serial Nu.. 383.400.

the construction, .application and operation' the machine for making.`

' gripperiingers `9a o patented Feb. 25, 1908.

features of my invention Fig. 5 a section on the line 5-5'Of Fig. 4 6 a perspective view of another gage device two of which I employ; Fig. 7 a similar view of a guide arm used in connection with the gage device shown in Fig. 6, and two of which are employed; Vand Fig. 8 a sectional side view of the front end Aportion of the machine with my improvement applied thereto.

In the following specification, all the parts ofthe original machme shown and described in the patent hereinbefore referred to that are shown in vthis application are given the same reference characters that they are given in said' patent, in order that areference to said patent will fully explain the construction and operation of said parts, and'it will be understood that inV Order to -comprehend and fully..understand the constructlon and operation of\the machine 'to which my improvements areapplied and the construction and Operation Of my knowledge of the machine claimed in said patent will be necessary. 'r 1 -The machine shown inthe drawing is prorovements, a 4 escrlbed and vided with a strong substantial frame having top side members B B and transverse members by which the sides of the same are connected, and the said machine is provided with stationary` transverse frame members B3,

near the front, B5 midway thereof, and B4 in y the rear end portion thereof, and .arranged `over the transverse frame member B3 is the front .folder plate or bar Q movable longitudinally of the machine, and forwardly of the transverse frame member or bar BkJ is the transverse stationary folder plate or bar` M and between the folder plates or bars Q and M are the side folder bars O and O. arl ranged parallel and longitudinally of the machine and extending forwardto the frame bar B3 and backwardly, and the side folder bars 0 and O are provided with backwardly directed extensions 74, all. ofthese parts being the same and being given the same reference characters as-in the patent hereinbefore referred to.

Over thefront part ofthe. machine,the

left hand end.. of the machine in Fig. 1 being,

considered theY front, is placed the gage shaft h providedl with the gagev fingers h2, and rearwardly ofthe gage shaft h is placed the gripper shaft 9 having ripperingers 9, andthe fgtheshaft 9 Operate on the cloth segment or cylinder I as fully shown vtoo I and described in the patent hereinbefore referred'to.- At the opposite sides of the front end of themachine arethe belt wheels K, and in the rear end portion thereof 'are the belt wheels K', and mounted on these Wheels are belts l and 1, connected by bars p which are connected Iwith a transverse plate or bar L having forwardly directed gripper fingers L2 and over the plate or bar L is a transverse gripper shaft mhaving forwardly.

directed gripper fingers 11, which o erate in connection with the 'fingers L2, al 'of these parts being the sa'me as in the patent referred to. Rearwardly of the gripper shaft m and over the plate or bar L is a transverse shaft o which serves', in lthe operationof the'machine,

eratethe gripper shaf t m.

ave also shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing the gearing g, g', 11 `and 12 and the gearimy D3, g andl g and the segmental rack D', Aall as shown in the patent hereinbefore referred to, said gearing being for the purpose of -o erating the cloth segment or cylinder,'the

g ue cylinder H2 and the cloth carrier L, m and o.

Between the folder plate .or bar Q and the cloth carrier is placed the platform P which is vertically vmovable and spring-supported and which comprises two side membershaving forwardly and. backwardly ranging bars 25 and a central lbackwardly and forwardly ranging member 28, and-in connection with Whichthe picker operates. The picker comprises the'arm N mounted on'the vertically arran ed -shaft N. and rovided with hollow leXib e arms 129 Whic are connected with the picker block which com rises transverse members130, with which't e arms 129 are connected and other transverse members 1432 and 140, and forwardly and backwardly ranUing members 141,1'and the members 130 of 'the picker are provided with suction cups indicated in dotted lines at 156. The rear end of the picker arm N is provided with a head through Awhich the picker shaft N passes and said head is provided with side i and these rollers serve to feed the back 1in-l arms 134 mounted on supports or ins 133 connected with the stationary fol er plate or bar M, all tl'lese parts being the same as in saidpatent. Under one ofthe arms 134 is the pump'X which operates in connection with the 'suction cupsl, and rearwardly of the picker shaft` gear 116 and beneath 'which is'a correspond- 1 g feed roller, not shown in the drawing,

ing pa er from theposition as shown at 161.

At t e rear end portion offthemachine, or the right hand en( 1, I have.shown, the shaft 8 3 and the'wire fingers' 89 connected with the feed board guards 82 and with the transverse framemember B, also the shafts v90and gears 91 and the shafts- R and 1"; and I-have also is'the feed roller W provided with a portion as shown inFig.'

shown at the right of Fig. 1 apart of the' A iinishing'press comprising the frame members 48 and interior parts 53 and saws 62, all these parts being the same as in the patent referred to.

In Fig. 1 of the drawing, I have shown at 80 two of the side boards of a book cover and at 161 a strip of back lining paper, said side boards and strip of back linin pa er being in position to be picked up by t e picker and moved into osition on the platform P in the operation o the machine as hereinafter de scribed.

In practice, the stri from which the back lining strip 161 is cut, is mounted ona roll beneath the rear end portion of the machine as shown in the patof back lining paper ent referred to, and this strip is vfed between roller W and a similar roller mounted t ereunder, and a strip thereof is cut off and deposited'inthe position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing in this'ca'se. The board magazine from` which the side boards 80 of the book cover are taken is not-shown in the accompanying drawin but is located at the -rear end.of 'the 'mac ine and immediately rearwardly o f the transverse bar B4 of the frame, all as shown and described in the patent hereinbefore referred to.

In this operation, the ickerblock carried by thepicker arm Nz an ybranch arms 129 is swung around over the boards 80 and back lining 161, and said' icker block is moved downwardly onto sai boards and back lin*- ing,Y and at thel same time the back lining strip 161 vis cut off. The boards and back lining strip are then `lifted by the picker or picker block and swung around over the platform P. As herein stated, this machine 1s primarily inten-ded *for use in making what are known as half bound and quarter bound book covers, and during thev above described l operation, the fabric or leather covering for the side'boards 80 and the fabric or leather back by which the side boards are connected have been fed back from the'front of the machine into position over theplatform P, and in this operation, the said fabric or leather side cov-- foldedV` 'over and pressed firmly down on the f boards,`and as thepicker is relieved, it vrises and is swung around, and the 'cover is deposited on the finishing press 48" at the right of the machine and composed of the parts 4S, 53 and 62. All this o eration'togther with the constructionby W ich itis e ected being clearly set out and.d ,escribed in the patent her'embefore referred to.-

. Fig. 8 of the drawing is a sectional side view of the front end portion of the machine constructed as shown and described in the patent referred to and with-my improvement a p lied thereto; and this view shows the c oth segment or cylinder I, its shaft 3, the glue cylmder H2, the glue Scrapers 6 and 7 operating -in connection therewlth, the glue tank H, and the hot-water tank H for heatin`gthe glue in the glue tank, all these parts beingthe same as in the patent referred to.

My invention com uses separate gages,

regulating devices an guides for controlling l or managing the leather, cloth or other fabric covers for the side boards and corners of 'the side boards of a book cover and also the back part of the cover as said side boards, corners and backs are fed into the machine in order to be ap lied tothe boards which form the sides of t e book cover, and these I will now describe. 1

In the practice of my invention, I provide a gage plate 200 which is placed directly over the cloth feeding segment or cylinder, and over the gluing roller and glue p an, and secured to the side frame members Bland B', and the said plate is provided with longitudinal slots 201 and transversely arranged gages 202, four of which are employed, and the said gages are adjustable longitudinally of the plate 200, and the said plate and 'gages and details of their construction are clearly shown inFigs. 4 and 5, and the adjustment of the gages 202 on the plate 200 is effected 203, and .the said gages form on the plate a transverse or forwardly and backwardly ranging spac'es204 and a` central similar or4 narrower space 205. I also providetwo L'- shaped guides 300 which are secured to the front folder bar Q, and which comprises two arms' 301 and 302 arranged at right angles to each otherand one f which is in a plane at right angles to the other, and the arm 302 is provided with a longitudinal slot 303 through which is passed a set screw or similar device 304, and when the said L-shaped guides 300 are secured to the folder bar Q the arms 301 thereof 'rangetransversely-of said folder bar andv forwardly and b'ackwardly of the machine. Q f

Ranging transversely of the machinefand directly over the folder barQ is a rod 400,

and this rod is vrotatably mounted in the opposite side frame members B and B and is eld in its normal position by a spring 401,

andsaid rod isprovided withbackwardly directed cloth guides 402 comprising spring' fingers connected with said rod 400,- but therod 400 and the spring finger guides 402 form no part of my invention, but as a part by 'means of thumb screw adjusting devicesI Badass `with an inwardly directed flange 504.

of my invention; I connect with the rod 4:00

right and left guide arms 500 which-range transversely of the folder bar Q and longitudinally of the machine, and which comprise .I have shown a leatherL or fabric backmemberfor a book cover and at 601 I have shown 50 the'corner members of the coverilsed in what are known as half-binding, and, in practice, the fabric or leather corner portions 601 and the fabric or leather back potion 600 of the l cover are placed in the spaces 204 and 205 on g5 the gage plate 200.A The gages'202 are exactly regulated to the desired position and the said parts or portions 601 and 600 of the book cover are moved back into the position shown in Fig. 2 where their position 1s gaged gg by the fingers h2 of they gage shaft h, and in this osition the said parts ofthe cover are acte on by the gripper shaft 5.)V and fingers 9a 1 thereof, said shafts being. shown inFig.A 1, and the. said parts of the cover are carried g5 around the cloth feeding segment or cylinder in which operation they, are glued bythe glue cylinder as shown and described in said patent. At this time the cloth carrier comprising the bar'LV and gripper shaft m pro- '100 vided respectively with the iin ers L2 and n is moved forwardly over the fol er bar Q and up to the grip er shaft 9 and the parts 600 and 601 of the ook cover are engaged by the fingers-L2 and lnof the bar L and shaft m 105 i the part 600, or Aback member of the begli 110,-

cover moving, between the gages. 300 and the arts 601 also have been moved back over the older bar Q and said parts 600 and 601 of the book cover aredeposited on the platform P as indicated diagrammatically in Fig. 2. At 115 this time the picker which has .been previously swung into the position indicated at zj in Fig. 2 picks up the side boards 80 and theww 'Y `back lining 161 and said picker is swung into .the position indicated at z2 in said figure, and 12'0 the side boards and back lining 161 are deposited on the two corner members 601 of the ook cover, andonthe Aback member 600 as clearly-indicated in Fig. 2, and as the operationv of depressing the platform-'P and plcker 125 as'hereinbefore y described is carried out, -the y corner parts 601'of the bookcover and the ends of the back part 600 are folded vover the boards S0 and the partially completed book cover is depo's ited on the finishing press18l 13o in Fig. 2.

' at the right of the machine as clearly shown A lar e number o f covers are first l partially finishe inthe manner` herein described and vdeposited on the finishing press 5 from which they are removed and replaced L before referred to.

in theboard magazineat the rear end of the machine from which they are fed for' ward into the position shown at 481 in Fig. Sand as fully described in the patent herein- The side cloths or fabrics for the book cover boards which are indicated at 70() in Fig. 3 and a large number of which are prepared are then placed .in .position on the L5` guide plate 200 and between the side pairs of gages 202, the vmiddle pair of ages 202 being adjusted as shown 1n said gure. At this time the other corner fabrics or leathers 601 with which the sidel boards-of the book 2o cover areprovided are adjusted to and glued on the malnside portions 700 of the fabric or leathercover as clearlyl shown in Fig. 3, and the gluing of the corner parts 601 to the main side portlons 7 00 of thefabric or other cover is done by hand, and when these parts have been connected and ad'usted as`shown in Fig. 3, the are brought Intoconnection with the gage s aft h and gripper shaft 9 as hereinbefore described and are fed around the feed segment or cylinder, not shown in this ,Y drawing, and during side thereofis 'lued, and at the end lof this operation, the c oth'carrierL-'mz moves for- -fwardly and the fingers Lz and n engage the connected arts700 and 601 and said arts are moved ack onto the platform P as 'ereinbefore described and as clearly shown and fdescribed'n the patent referred to. At this time a partiall completed cover, comprising 40 the side boar s 80, the back 600 with the lining 161 and'- two of the corner members 601 connected therewith is taken Jup bythe picker and turned into osition over the platform P and the picker 1s deposited on the platform and the partially completed cover forced downwardly onto*` the side members 700 'o f the fabric `o'r leather cover for the boards 8,0, and the other crner members 601, and the end and side edges ofthe .art

700 and 601 connected therewith are fo ded over and 'the book cover completed and de? posited Aat the right' of the machine on the finishing press 48 as shown in Fig. 3. In this -last operation, as the fabric or leather 5'5 side portions 700 and the fabric or leather corner members 601'ofthe book cover are moved vbackwardly by the cloth carrier L-m as hereinbefore descrlbed, the guide arms 500 guide the' fabricl or'leather members 700 and 601 backwardly and hold them in connection with the gages 300er the arms 301- thereof, and'insure the Vdeposit offthe parts 700 and 601 connected therewith on the platform in pro `r ition as hereinbefore described,

A an in t 's operation the outer edges of the which operation 011eY scopes fabric or'leather member 700 `and 601001?` nected therewith pass over the flanges. 504 ,of the uides 500 and the said outer edges of the abric or other portions 700 and 601 i are thus guided and held-improper osition during the backward movement oft e cloth vcarrierL-Jm. as hereinbefore described.

In the forward movement of the cloth car- I'ier L-m as h erein described the shaft m passes under the guide arms 500 as indicated in Fig. 1, and said cloth carrier L-m passes between the shaft- 40'0 and the folder bar Q,

and in this operation the guide arms 500 are raised and t e shaft 400 turns against 'the operation of the spring 401.

In the backward movement of the cloth carrier L-m this operation is reversed, and in the normal position of the shaft 40() and guide arms 500, the said guide arms rest\on the folderbar l It will also be observed that the plate 200 serves as a feed table and in practicel the various materials used in making book cases or covers are placedvthereon and ad usted thereon andare fed therefrom forward y-lflignto i positionto beoperated upon by the ers h2 on the shaft h and the grippin fingers on vthe shaft or rod 9, and this, as wi l be understood, facilitates the operation of the mamore accurate and exact. y I

It will be understood that all of the herein described operations of this" machine are eX- actly the same as in the 4operation ofV the machine described in said patent, but by means of my improvements consisting of the gage platev 200 the transversely adjustable gages 202 mounted thereon, and guldes 300 chine in this respect and renders the same on the folder -bar Q and the guide arms 500 connected lwith the shaft 400,- I provide for a y `more exact operation of the machine and a vmore perfect mani ulation of the flexible covers for the side and for a moreA perfect and exact placing thereof on the platform P, whereby' there is practically no loss of material, and no faulty vor defective book covers produced, and conseruently no -waste in time or ofmaterial,A an

cards vof the book cover' ture of book covers is produced. Myimprovements also facilitate the production of book covers at a less expense thanheretofore and at a great saving of labor.

In making what are known as full covers of leatherl or other material, the gage plate 200. With the left handgage 202-thereon 1s thereon; but immaking what are known as quarter bindings the gage plate 200 is used withl the two central gages 202 thereon, to# ether with the gages 301 on the stationary older bar; while in makingwhat'are known as half bindings the plate 200 is used with all of the gages 202 thereon in Connectionwith i. employed in connection with the shaft or rod. k and theguide fingers h2 thereon and the` shaft or rod g with 'the gripping fingersg.

so folder bararranged rrearwardly of sai'dshafts and transverse -folderbar and a and the rod 400.

ed transversely of the machine and provided" v4o.-

and transverse land backwardly'directed. A

-said folderbar and adjustable transverselyV of the machine, said machine being 'also'provided with inwardly'-directed-iianges ageiingers anda transverse grippershaft machine, said -machine beirigfalsoprovided straighthorizontal bottom'portions adapted'v ,so

Vvided lat'the front with a gage shaftzhaving *ed transversel' of t e-mac the gages 301 on the stations folder bar' g guide arms 500 on t e transverse Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by letters Patent, is:-'

1. A machine of the class ,described provided atthe front with a gage shaft having age iingers'and a vtransverse gripper shaft having gripping iin ers, a agey plate mounted transversel oft e macghin'c and provided with gages adJustable longitudinally thereof and transversely of the machine, astationary folder bar arranged rearwardly of said Shafts; and transverse guides connected with said folder bar and adjustable transversely ofthe'machine.

2. A machine ofthe class 4described pro.- vided at the front with a gage shaft having agefi'ng'ers 'and a transverse gripper shaft avinggrippingfingers, a gage plate .mounted transversal of the machine and providedwith gages adJustable longitudinally thereof andtransversely of the maChine,'-a stationary folder bar arranged rearwardly of said. shafts, and transverse guides connected with vided with atransverse shaft arranged over said .folder bar and rovided with right. and left and, backwardlly directed guide arms having straight ihorlzon'tal bottom portions adaptedto bear on said 'folderbar' and pro- 3.A machineof ,the class' described provided at the front with a gageshaft having `aving gripping-fingers,a gage plate I no'unt-4 folder-'bar arranged rearwardly of 'saidshafts' idee-connected with sai folder bar and-a justable transversely of the with. a 'transverse shaft arranged. over4 said folder bar and 4.provided 'with right and 'left 'and backwardly directed guide armsihaving'- to bear on said folder'bar, and provided Withinwardly directedfianges, the-endportio'ns of,l

vided at-the front end thereof with a-,transvcflfse'clothor feed cylinder, a transverse Yv`shaft over said cloth or feed cylinder pro vide-d with gripping fingers, a transverse folder bar arrangedrearwardly of said "arts,4 V'n. gage plate mounted over said feed cy inder ine and provided said folder ,'barf being upwardly, forwardly 4. A mach' e of the class described p rol age lfingers andaitransverse'gripper shaft' aving gripping ers, a gage plate mountwith gages adJst'able longitudinally thereof and transverselyof the-machine, a stationary guidesl cnne'cted with said, 'justable ltransversely of the, machine, said: machine being also provided .i older b'ar'arrlangef` val.gage:-plate mounted over said feed cy and rovidedwithl gages-adjustable transverse y' of themachine, 'and guides connected 'with said folder bar `and adjustable -transverse y ofthe machine, and

with a transverse shaft arranged over said folder baland provided with right and left and backwardly directed guide arms havin straight horizontal bottom portions adapte to bear on said folder bar and provided with Vinw'ardl directed flanges, the end portions of .said older'being upwardly, forwardly and backwardly4 directed, said machine being also provided rearwardly of the folder bar with a transverse forwardly and backwardly movable cloth carrier adapted to move between the folder-berend said shaft.

5. In a machine for making bookl covers of the class described a gage plate placed trans'- versely .over the front portlon of the machine and provided with gages which range longi? bar which range longitudinally of the machine and are adjustable transversely thereof.

6. In a machine for making book covers of 4 the class described, a gage plate placed transversely over thefron-t portion of the machine' and provided withv gages which range longitudinally ofthe machine and are adjustable transversely thereof Von said plate, said maf chine beingalso provided rearwardlyof the gage plate *with a stationary vtransverseolder'ba'r, V,and guides connected withsaid bar which range lon itudinally of the machine andi-are -ad'ustai le transverselyv thereof, said machine -ein also-provided overthe folder bar with a sha' tarranged transversely of the machine ,andl rovided with two back- -wardly directed e ar-ms adapted to bear' -on's'aid'ban with gages adjustable longitudinally-"thereof v and transversely of the machine, 'ast'ationary 7. A. machine for -makingboolrcovere provided at.v the frontend thereof with .a

nder

versely ofthe machine.

-4 8. A machine'f'or making book covers prorovided with gages adjustable transages connected the older' bar wth a s aft having backwardly dreeted'gude arms adapted to bear ]ustable trans- 'versely of the machine, said machine being also rovided transversel thereof and over l onsaid folder bar and adjustable trans;

versel of the machine.

V9. machine of the class described provided with a transverse folder bar, a transverse rod mounted thereover,l and guide arms l connected with said rod and ranging longitudinally of the machine and adjusta le transversely thereof.A

10. A machineof the class described proI Vvided with a transverse folder bar, gages adjustable thereon transversely ofthe machine, and a transverse rod arranged over said 'inder and folder bar and .provided with uide arms which range longitudinally of t e machine .and are adjustab e on said rod.

11'. In a machine for making bookcovers,v

a'frame, a transverse cloth or feed cylinder 'mounted' in the front end portion thereof, a.

transverse shaft o'ver'said cloth or feed cylprovided with guide fingers, a transverse s aft carriedby the cloth or feed cylinder and provided with ripping fingers and a gage plate andfeed tab Ie mounted overv said feed cylinder and below lthe first named shaft and provided with. -a gage adjustable transversely of the machine' 'and ranging Alongitudinally thereof. l

1 2. In a machine forA making book covers, a frame, a transversel cloth or feed cylinder mounted inthe front portion thereof,fa trans.- verse shaft mounted over said cloth or feed cylinder and provided with guide fingers, a transverse shaft carried by the cloth or feed cylinder and rovided'wvith gripping fingerea transverse older bar-arrange rearwardly of said parts, a lgage late mounted over said cylinder and 4 provi ed with central gages which range longitudinallyofthe machlne andare -adjustab e transversely thereof, and

gages-mounted onf'said folder bar and ranging ongitudinally of the vI I'iachine and adjustable 4transversely thereof.

.13, amachine fornlaking book covers,

.a frame, a transverse clothor feed cylinder 4 5 mountedin the front portion thereof, "a transverse shaft mounted over'said` cloth or feed cylinder. and provided-With guide fingers, a transverse shaft carried by the cloth or'feed' cylinder and lrovided withl fingers,

a transversel older bar arrange rearwardly of said parts, a gage late In unted over said' cylinder and provide with ages which range longitudinally of the mac ine and .are adl justable transversely of the machine on said 'gage plate,- gages mounted on the folder bar and ranging longitudinall of the machine and adjustable transverse y thereof on said folder bar and a ro'd mounted transversely of the machine over said folder bar and provided with uide'arms which range longitu-l din'ally of t e'machine and are adjustable A transversely thereof on said bar.

14. In a machine for' making book covers,

a--frame', a transverse cloth or feed cylinder mounted in the front end portion thereof, a

transverse shaft over .said cloth or feed cylinderr and rovided with guidel fingers, a transverse s aft carried by the cloth or feed cylinder' and provided with ripping fingers, and a gage plate and feed .tab e mounted over saidcylnder and below the first nameds'haft. and provided with gages which are adjustable transversely of themachine and which range longitudinally of *saidV machine.

15. In a machine for making book covers,

mounted in the front en d portion thereof, a

provided with guide fingers, a transverse s or feed cylinder and rovided with gripping fingers, andv a ga e p ate mounted over said cylinder rearwar. ly'of the first named'rod and provided -with four .gages which ran -e transversely ofjsaid plate and' lon' itudjnal y plate transverselof the machine...

In testimon t at Iclaim -the foregoing as day of July 1907.; l-

l Witnesses:

C.' Mmmm; A. .Wennen Grens.

aft carried by thelclothl ALBERT-Moonen.'

aframe, a transverse cloth or feedcylinder' ltransverse shaft 'plac ed over said cloth 01- -feed cylinder' and my invention havesigned my name in pres- 1 l ence' of the subscribing witnesses this- 10th 9 0 It is hereby certified that in Letters v Patent No. 880,033, granted February 25, 1908,

.upon the application of Albert Mugler, of Brooklyn, New-York, for an vimprovement in Correct Machinee for Making Book-Covers, an error appears in theprinted specification requiring correction, as follows: In line 27, page l, the date April 6, 1097, should readv April 6, 18.97; and that the said Lettere Patent shouldpbe' read with this orrection therein that the same may conform to the record of the ease in the Patent Oice. l l I' Signedand sealed this 31st day of Marel), A. D., 1908. .v

[SEAL] t C. C. BILLINGS,

i Ading Commissmer of-Patenta. 

